Business Roundtable Urges Firms to ‘Take Action’ on Climate Policy

10:54 AM MDT | August 7, 2007 | Kara Sissell

The U.S. Business Roundtable (Washington), a multi-industry group of more than 160 firms including DuPont and ExxonMobil, has recommended that companies “take action” and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but stopped short of endorsing a cap-and-trade program. Holliday: A major issue for CEOs. Castellani: Consensus among firms. The group says its members differ on which policy tools would be most effective in curbing climate change, but that it is necessary to develop a general climate change policy because legislation and regulations are under...